I'm pretty sure the reason I only lived in Britain for a few months instead of years was that I just am not a fan of tea. I drank it, but I think the authorities could just tell I was not a fan and had to have me removed.
I like tea sometimes but it depends on the type, and I usually put some sugar in it because on its own it just seems bland. I think that puts me somewhere between england and china on the tea spectrum, based entirely on internet stereotypes and my experience in chinese food restaurants.
The "British food is awful" comes from when we were rationing throughout and after WW2 I think, because we were getting bombed/recovering getting bombed and things were still being rationed. A lot of food was limited during this time because of trading and the stereotype stuck.
I just made a cup of passion fruit tea and decided to experiment: I added a whack of hot chocolate powder. If I don't post again within 12 hours assume it killed me.
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The "British food is awful" comes from when we were rationing throughout and after WW2 I think, because we were getting bombed/recovering getting bombed and things were still being rationed. A lot of food was limited during this time because of trading and the stereotype stuck.
"Goddamn," thought the American soldiers stationed here, "this tastes like crap. Anyone would think that they were getting the hell blasted out of them by Nazi Germany and were having to make do after decades of decadence fuelled by frivilous imports."
The "British food is awful" comes from when we were rationing throughout and after WW2 I think, because we were getting bombed/recovering getting bombed and things were still being rationed. A lot of food was limited during this time because of trading and the stereotype stuck.
"Goddamn," thought the American soldiers stationed here, "this tastes like crap. Anyone would think that they were getting the hell blasted out of them by Nazi Germany and were having to make do after decades of decadence fuelled by frivilous imports."
Science tip: water only explodes if the container it's in is too smooth for bubbles to form in when it approaches the boiling point. This is most often a problem when heating water in high grade glassware designed for use in laboratories. Using a container with a rough inner surface or even leaving a small object with a rough surface in the water, like a pebble, will allow it to boil normally. The explosion happens because the water changes phases into gas all at once when it isn't able to boil.
E: oh yeah it has to be distilled water too, which is used more in labs.
EE: mythbusters explained it better
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this could happen to anyone
I always thought it would be the same as dipping any non-edible, random object in hot water.
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Any tea I've ever had has just been "Oh hey, this water tastes vaguely like not water."
I'm not saying that's the tea's fault. It's just all I've ever known.
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holy shit it isn't!
More words need to be that kind of awesome.
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No sugar though.
It tastes like Peppermint.
It can happen, though.
I hear the british food is terrible generally speaking. Is this true, or just some stereotype?
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Oddly, while in my time in Britain I didn't care for the tea, I had nothing but good food.
But maybe I'm just not too picky.
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You get 10 points for being the first person on here to give me that name, well done! haha (though I am technically on the border!!)
"Goddamn," thought the American soldiers stationed here, "this tastes like crap. Anyone would think that they were getting the hell blasted out of them by Nazi Germany and were having to make do after decades of decadence fuelled by frivilous imports."
I enjoy my tea breathtakingly sweet, and cold, and my coffee strong and bitter and black and hot (like my men etc.)
All the meaty Scottish stuff is pretty great. Shepherd's pie, various meat-filled pastries...
Hahaha :^:
I really want to try Haggis.
Science tip: water only explodes if the container it's in is too smooth for bubbles to form in when it approaches the boiling point. This is most often a problem when heating water in high grade glassware designed for use in laboratories. Using a container with a rough inner surface or even leaving a small object with a rough surface in the water, like a pebble, will allow it to boil normally. The explosion happens because the water changes phases into gas all at once when it isn't able to boil.
E: oh yeah it has to be distilled water too, which is used more in labs.
EE: mythbusters explained it better
battered cod and chips with garden peas, a slice of lemon, tartare sauce, bread and butter and a pot of earl grey